Trabuco Canyon's Forrest Gordon Clark was acquitted on three charges of felony arson in connection with the Holy fire, which ripped through Cleveland National Forest in 2018. He was found guilty of making criminal threats.
The fire, which killed four people and destroyed more than 200 structures in Shasta County, began after a damaged pine tree fell onto PG&E power lines.The jury, however, did convict Clark on Thursday of one felony count of making criminal threats.
Kimberly Edds, spokesperson for the Orange County district attorney’s office, said that Clark was sentenced to two years in prison but released for time already served.that Clark presented “an unreasonable risk of danger to society and presents a clear threat to public safety.” Neighbor Mike Milligan accused Clark in 2018 of berating him because of differing religious views and said he believed Clark had cut his water line at one point.
“Forrest is an extremely intelligent person, and honest to God, he does have psychological issues, but he knows what he’s doing,” Milligan said at the time. “When somebody comes after him, he [doesn’t] respond normally by walking away or negating it or forgetting about it. He lashes out.”Tenants of Barrington Plaza, a high-rise L.A.
Clark’s brother, Everett, filed a restraining order on behalf of himself and his mother against Clark in 2012, alleging that he had spat in his face and pushed him. He added that his brother had smashed potted plants and threatened to shoot his dog.Carrie Braun, a spokeswoman for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, said in 2018 that deputies have dealt with Forrest Clark since 2006.
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